Recruiting

Many elements come into play when attracting the right talent. Is your careers page up-to-date? Does your website accurately represent your company culture and communicate it clearly to recruited applicants? In terms of internal processes, do you have an ongoing talent acquisition strategy? How efficient are your application screening and onboarding processes? Where and how are you looking for top candidates and are you enabling them to find you? Discover best practices and learn from industry thought leaders by joining the recruiting community.

A crucial part of your company’s success is managing your talent as a strategic resource. The best recruiters—the ones who become trusted advisors to their organizations and have a seat at the table where company decisions are made—are those who don’t simply embrace––but shape––the hiring strategy at their companies.

Join us, as William Tincup, principal analyst at KeyInterval Research and Jim Conti, director of talent at Sprout Social, Inc. demonstrate how talent teams can prove their strategic business value, discuss the evolving talent needs of a growing company, and more!

There are many decisions when choosing a video conferencing solution. Free versus subscription? Cloud solution or not? What type of video system is best suited for your meeting rooms? Join Gagan Verma, Regional Director of Lifesize, in this webinar where he will breakdown the top five considerations of video conferencing for 2015. Gagan will also elaborate on the competitive landscape and which solutions best fit your company’s needs.

Part 2: Accelerate Past Your Competition By Improving How You Qualify Job Orders.

What if there was a way to shorten your sales cycle from 25 days to 20 days? And imagine if instead of closing two or three job orders out of ten you could close five or even six or seven out of ten job orders? Combined, that would be a significant boost to your sales results, without having to exert additional prospecting time and energy. That is what we call working smart!

Proven sales coach to staffing agencies, Dan Fisher of Menemsha Group will highlight the most important and often most overlooked qualification elements of taking a client requirement.

Key learning experiences include:
•How to establish yourself as an equal peer with your client (& why this is so critical)?
•How you can change the playing field (change the client requirement)?
•How to eliminate latency and avoid a stalled sales cycle?
•How to leverage recruitment agency CRM software to drive consistent practices of taking a job order?

While most parents would be delighted if their offspring wanted to become an accountant, lawyer or even an actuary, they may be less encouraging if their son or daughter said they wanted to be a hacker. This is the negative manifestation of working in the cyber security industry that is often portrayed in the media. The reality is very different, with careers in cyber security providing fantastic opportunities that are hugely varied, really challenging and help to do good for society.

Structured career paths provide an opportunity to progress quickly with jobs in large audit and accountancy firms through to small specialist boutique start-ups, as well as the chance for international work and creating new businesses. In addition, the whole industry is very diverse and is looking for people with a very wide range of talents.

The problem is how do we communicate this to people who may be interested in the industry? Just as important for young people, how do we get to the influencers; their parents and their careers advisors to understand what an exciting place the cyber security industry is to work in and what they can expect in terms of the types of company they could work for and their salary expectations.

The problem can be partially solved through education, information and support from businesses working together with a consistent message designed to encourage the very best people into the industry.

In this presentation, Ian Glover from CREST will look at the challenges of attracting the brightest young people into careers that traditionally have an image problem and providing a strong career path once they are in. In particular, he will focus on the importance of properly-run internships and Government funded initiatives to educate and inform.

By 2025 75% of the US workforce will consist of millennial workers. It's important that your business set up a strategy now to not only attract the best talent, but retain it once you're able to make the hire. FirstJob has teamed up with Ryan Jenkins of Next Generation Catalyst, one of the preeminent millennial facing employment speakers and blogs, to shed light on 5 ways your business can attract top talent and retain them for years to come.

YSC is a business psychology consultancy who have been at the forefront of assessing high potential in FTSE 100 organisations. This session will look at their model of high potential and identify the process of assessment involved to understand the psychological components which are deterministic of high potential performance and leadership.
The model used by YSC is the most applied in the UK and has been formally validated through extensive research

Within this talk we will explore how technology has fundamentally shifted the jobseeker landscape for younger demographics (millennial x,y and z). We will also touch on how new online and mobile models, can help save time, cut recruitment costs, while still ensuring the attraction of the best talent.

Key questions addressed:
-) How is the Millennial Job Seeker different to its predecessors?
-) How do you use new channels to engage talent?
-) Are there better ways to present, connect and engage?
-) How to stop wasting time and money on irrelevant applications?
-) Once connected, how do I ensure I utilise the information?
-) Where does mobile fit in the my hiring process?
-) How can I move from paper application to digital?

In times of increasing employee choice and the ‘portfolio career’, does HR think about the talent in our organisations as consumers just as our marketing teams would view our customers and clients? Recent research by the Henley Business School suggests not. Professor Nick Kemsley, non-exec Director of Head Light and Co-director at Henley Business School Centre for HR Excellence will share the findings from research from Henley Business School. He’ll explain why he thinks many talent management models are based on out-dated assumptions and that a real shift of HR thinking and action needs to be taking place now. He will highlight the implications for how we talk to, work with and develop our people – and suggest how talent management software plays a role.

The times they are a changin', and the recruiting and HR space is no exception. Join Don Charlton, CEO of Jazz and Bianca Ghiselli, Director of Client Services at Namely on July 8th to:

- Take a look back at the history of HR managers and recruiters
- Examine the role of technology in an ever-changing hiring landscape
- Find your next great hire
- Ensure the high performance of employees

We are approaching a time when your business will have to manage the needs and behaviours of four different generations all at once. And make no mistake, each generation behaves very differently.

A multi-generational workplace is inevitably a complicated one. People of different ages typically have different perspectives on the world. They disagree on the most fundamental issues. They dress differently, eat differently and travel differently. And more pertinently, they work differently.

Using the latest research, insights and opinions available, Russell Beck, Impellam’s Head of Consulting, examines the challenges inherent within a multi-generational workforce.

He’ll be focusing on the three generations that are currently the most abundant at work; Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y.

Does your organization struggle to find the right talent? You’re not alone. Many organizations face ongoing challenges finding the right candidates with the right skills – the people who can improve performance, strengthen competitive advantage and drive sustainable growth. In fact, while surveying over 5,000 hiring managers, ManpowerGroup's 10th annual Talent Shortage Survey revealed that 1 in 3 U.S. employers continue to struggle filling mission-critical positions.

Join ManpowerGroup for a complimentary webinar designed to provide insights into the talent shortage and offer strategies to overcome hiring challenges and accelerate business success.

By participating in this webinar you will:
•Gain insights into factors behind the talent shortage and how it impacts your organization.
•Learn how your hiring challenges compare to those of other employers and understand why competition for in-demand talent today is so intense.
•Get insights into the top 10 hardest jobs to fill, how they have changed over the past decade and why employers continue to have difficulty filling these critical roles.
•Identify strategies you can pursue to overcome your shortages and win the race for in-demand talent.

Bersin by Deloitte’s recently published Talent Acquisition Factbook 2015 found that the surveyed companies were spending nearly 25% of their talent acquisition budgets on sourcing. How can you be sure these resources are being allocated most effectively?

The identification of potential candidates is a critical and increasingly complex step in the recruitment process.

Please join Bersin by Deloitte and Futurestep as we take a look at the current sourcing landscape, how sourcing has become the strategic underpinning of the talent acquisition process, and how you can improve ROI through smarter sourcing.

There is no better marketing for your organisation than a good candidate experience. It reinforces positive perceptions of your business, as well as setting the stage for high levels of employee engagement and performance.

Meanwhile, a bad candidate experience can be more than a missed opportunity to engage new employees. It can also severely reduce a company’s ability to hire quality talent in the long term – and, because each candidate is also a potential customer, a bad experience can even hit the bottom line.

Please join Futurestep, alongside Talk Talk and Fonterra, as we discuss how the right talent acquisition strategy and process can significantly enhance a company’s competitive advantage.

During the webinar, we will explore the impact on your overall brand of key candidate interactions, how to develop a better understanding of candidate touch-points, and some of the innovative strategies developed to collect candidate perceptions and manage the total candidate experience.

Changes to retirement age, healthier lifestyles and advances in medicine means we are all living and working for longer. Many employees welcome the opportunity to work and contribute beyond the traditional age of retirement however this does present some challenges to employers. Health policies, flexible working & evolving job roles are all aspects of HR that must be taken into consideration when preparing for the long term future of your employees.

Like the sands through the LinkedIn feed, so are the days of recruiters lives — with endless references to the latest industry buzzwords: talent management, big data, employment branding and much more. However, no other buzzword has created so much drama and controversy in the industry like — social recruiting

Since being introduced to our vocabulary back in 2003, social recruiting continues to be a hotly contested term. Katrina Collier, social recruiting specialist, and Bennett Sung, social media buddha, add clarity and provide guidelines to the social recruiting conversation stream.

Three key learning experiences include:
#1 Refresher on the differences between personal and professional social networks.
#2 What are the rules of engagement and expected behaviors when connecting with prospected candidates on personal and or professional social sites?
#3 Avoid the broadcast approach: Tips for starting a personalized conversation.

Whether you’re investing in a global initiative or just want to better understand global trends, this complimentary TAPFIN webinar will provide expert insights to help navigate you to success.

We’ll share our latest Quarterly Market Report – an analysis of current trends, opportunities, global market indicators and considerations for tracking talent globally, with an emphasis on how these market conditions can impact hiring activity and business outcomes. The webinar will also provide insights into which market dynamics have the most impact on workforce activity and how best to measure that workforce activity within your organization. This quarter, we will be joined by Subject Matter Experts in diversity hiring to discuss how perspectives and objectives shift by market and by industry, highlighting some of the best practices and solutions to achieving desired outcomes.

As organizations increasingly recognize their global workforce as means to improving business performance and efficiency, it is important to have visibility into what is happening both inside and outside of your organization with regard to workforce activity and performance. Subject Matter Experts Vincent Rossy, CEO of CorTech LLC and Paul Neto, VP of Global Staffing Services will join us for a discussion on driving competitive advantage through workforce analysis.
By participating in this webinar, you will learn:
•How organizations are defining diversity objectives
•How diversity needs vary by market and by industry
•How best to achieve or expand diversity initiatives

Today’s most well-known and respected brand names including Starbucks, Apple and Whole Foods have completely changed the customer experience. What can we in the staffing industry learn from them? A lot!

In order differentiate in a crowded marketplace, sales professionals need to learn how to create an experience for the customer that is different from how they engage other sales professionals. Today’s staffing sales professional needs to create experiences that are so valuable for the customer that the customer would be willing to pay the sales person for their time. But how?

•How to identify high value prospects?
•How and why you need to change the customer experience?
•How to create a customer experience that will earn you customer loyalty and exclusivity?
•How to leverage recruitment agency CRM software for customer engagement?

Last month’s General Election result came as somewhat of a surprise, with a Conservative majority victory. After formally setting out their agenda, the next five years under David Cameron’s stewardship are still likely to see significant changes to social and economic circumstances and legislation that will undoubtedly result in the need for HR to adapt.

With companies adopting SaaS applications more rapidly than ever before, the risk of cloud data loss has also risen. As many as 40% of companies that use cloud based applications have reported data loss since 2013, according to reports from the Aberdeen group and Symantec – but until cloud data disasters hit home, businesses tend not to prioritize cloud data backup.

In this BrightTALK-exclusive webinar, you’ll learn about the biggest cloud data losses of the year, and how to make sure they don’t happen in your organization.

The UK has trailed many of its European & Scandinavian counterparts when it comes to shared parental leave, but no longer. Expectant Parents with babies born or adopted on or after April 5th 2015 now have a choice in how they share their parental leave. This discussion will look at the take up over the first few months and examine the UK’s appetite for this forward-thinking approach. We will share case studies, look at best practice and offer some insights into the key lessons from the past few months.

Winning the war for “right-fit” talent is increasingly difficult, especially for harder-to fill positions. Many organizations are turning to social media and demanding better recruiting solutions to help increase their candidate pool with qualified applicants, but are unsure what the best strategy is for success.

Learn why interactive, live, and shareable content is so valuable to your strategy, and how employers can leverage employment assets about the organization’s brand and culture, and help candidates consider them for an opportunity.

Most employers recognize that today's candidates have high standards and even higher expectations. However, some employers fail to realize that offering candidates a bad recruiting experience impacts more than just application rates and a company's ability to hire. Poor candidate experience can tarnish their company's reputation and hurt their bottom line.

Join us for a 45 minute webinar with Elaine Orler, chairman and co-founder of Talent Board, founding organization of the Candidate Experience (CandE) Awards. Sharing results from the 4th Annual CandE Awards, Elaine will explore how technology impacts the job candidate experience and share how employers can incorporate technology into their recruiting strategy. Elaine will also discuss which recruiting and CRM practices helped the CandE Winners deliver a positive experience as well as offer tips to improve recruiting strategies to engage today's top talent.

What does it take to get the attention of scarce technical talent, people who are ignoring you? How do you become a person that they actually want to listen to? What’s the best approach?

Today, there are so many tools that will help you find technical professionals that it’s easy. But, just because you can easily source and message them, doesn’t mean you should. In this webinar, you’ll discover what it takes to gain trust, build rapport, and be heard over the hundreds of other companies bombarding these candidates. You’ll learn tips for attracting their attention, engaging appropriately, and you’ll know the difference between good and bad practices.

GREE is a global leader in social media gaming and always looking for the world’s top developers. What GREE wanted was a tool that could efficiently screen and evaluate candidates’ technical skills before they brought anyone on-site.

In this webinar, Michael Sewell and Trevor Morgan at GREE share how they leveraged both Jobvite and HackerRank, providing them a more efficient screening process and saving them time, money, and some serious headaches.

Whether you’re investing in a global initiative or just want to better understand global trends, this complimentary TAPFIN webinar will provide expert insights to help navigate you to success.

We’ll share our latest Quarterly Market Report – an analysis of current trends, opportunities, global market indicators and considerations for tracking talent globally, with an emphasis on how these market conditions can impact hiring activity and business outcomes. The webinar will also provide insights into which market dynamics have the most impact on workforce activity and how best to measure that workforce activity within your organization.

As organizations increasingly recognize their global workforce as means to improving business performance and efficiency, it is important to have visibility into what is happening both inside and outside of your organization with regard to workforce activity and performance. Subject Matter Experts Mikey McPhail, Director of Business Intelligence at ManpowerGroup Solutions and Dave McGonegal, VP, Strategic Client Solutions at ManpowerGroup Solutions, will join us for a discussion on driving competitive advantage through workforce analysis.

By participating in this webinar, you will learn:
+ How workforce productivity and performance shifts globally.
+ How different views of your workforce data can yield new insights.
+ How you can compare your workforce to the market to identify opportunities and challenges.

Part 3: Cold Calling Techniques That Can Take Your Agency To The Finish Line. No Joke.

Cold calling is the lifeblood of the staffing sales rep yet so few find it an effective use of their time.

Proven sales coach for staffing agencies, Dan Fisher of Menemsha Group will dispel the myth around the ineffectiveness of cold calling, and in fact provide a a fresh approach to cold calling that actually yields results.

Key learning experiences:

•Why (and how) you need to do the opposite of what prospects expect from sales people?
•How sales people create objections (and how to stop these behaviors)?
•How to craft a message that cuts through the clutter and will compel the client to engage?
•How to power your recruitment agency CRM with market intelligence so a cold call isn't so cold?

WebRTC is a new technology that brings video-calling capabilities natively to the web browser, reducing friction for users who need access to such technology. Video conferencing in business is in transition from on-premise, device-based solutions to a hybrid, virtualized service. WebRTC is taking video conferencing by storm and transforming how video conferencing solutions are used across the globe.
In this webinar, you will learn what WebRTC is and what its capabilities are. We will cover five important aspects of deploying WebRTC as part of your video conferencing solution:

The workforce landscape is rapidly changing – the rise of the contingent worker dramatically enforces this. In Western Europe, up to a third of workers are not full-time or part-time employees.

Instead, they are contractors, freelancers, temps, agency workers, outside vendors working on projects, or other types of contingent workers.

In this session, learn about the seismic shift away from permanent staff; what is driving individuals to take up non-permanent positions, what this means to HR, and how best to manage and integrate in to a total workforce strategy.

The latest research shows that HR and Talent staff are struggling to deliver the reports to support their business colleagues. One of the reasons behind this is the multiple and disparate HR systems environment. Additionally, expectations are growing that HR will deliver strategic and analytic insights from their data, when in reality most struggle to progress beyond operational reporting.

Join this webinar where our experts will help you understand why this happens. Then see a completely new way of working with data and reporting, to solve these foundational issues and deliver analytics from your existing data.

We will show you a reverse of the traditional ‘dashboarding system’ where the system finds insight through intelligence to uncover what’s important and relevant for you…and best of all, it delivers the findings in English.

Technology has transformed workplaces all over the globe and is clearly an important component of the white-collar workforce.

But what role does technology play in a workforce that is dominated by heavy machinery and workers who don’t sit in front of computers all day?

In this webinar, Sean Fennell (CEO) and Julie Currid (COO) of Initiafy discuss the challenges blue collar workers face when it comes to technology and how companies might adapt their offerings to overcome these hurdles.

We will take a look at how technology can enhance the work-life and productivity of blue collar workers and we investigate companies who are paving the way in this sector.